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BURFORD-PRIORY, OXFORdshire, the seat of w. J. LENTHALL, ESQ.

THIS beautiful seat has been much celebrated, and is undoubtedly one of the most interesting places in the county. It is situated near the town of Burford, and was the residence of William Lenthall, Esq. who was for many years a zealous and active member of Parliament, and at his demise became the property of his descendant, the present proprietor. At the dissolution of the monasteries in the reign of Henry VIII. the Priory of Burford was granted to Edward Ham, Esq. by whom the present mansion is supposed to have been erected; but from the many improvements which have subsequently been made, it is now a very elegant seat. This estate was purchased by the late Mr. Lenthall of the descendants of Hemy Lord Falkland, his lordship having become the proprietor in right of his lady, who was the only daughter of Sir Lawrence Tanfield, Knt.

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Adjoining the house is a chapel which was built by the late W. Lenthall; and here is also a small but valuable collection of paintings, some of which are said to have been bought at Hampton-Court, when the pictures of King Charles I. were sold by order of Parliament. The following are particularly deserving of notice: Portrait of the great Sir Thomas More and his Family, which is considered one of the finest specimens of Holbein; Charles I. by C. Jansen; half-length of the same, by Vandyke; Venus sleeping, by Correggio; Venus, with Mercury, teaching Cupid to read, by the same master; Our Saviour in the Garden, by Tintoretto; Lady Falkland; Lucius Lord Falkland, who fell at the battle of Newbury, by Vandyke; Moses striking the Rock, by Bassano; and Lady Catharine Hamilton, by Vandyke.

In the church of Burford, which

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is a large handsome fabric, there is an elegant monument to the memory of the above-named Sir Lawrence Tanfield, Knt.

A venison-feast is held annually at Burford, in lieu of the privilege which the inhabitants claim of hunting in the neighbouring forest of Whichwood, which is attended by all the

neighbouring gentry, and the day concludes with a grand ball. The town of Burford, distant seven miles from Oxford, is an irregularly built place, containing many ancient houses, but is enlivened by the meanderings of the river Windrush.

OFFLEY-PLACE, HERTS,

THE SEAT OF THE REV. L. BURROUGH.

quadrangular turret, bordered with stained glass of various tints.

THIS is one of the most elegant || from above by the windows of a specimens of modern Gothic architecture in this county, and reflects much credit on the artist, Mr. Robert Smirke; while the expense incurred in its completion was comparatively trifling. This mansion is built on the site of the ancient manorhouse of Offley, erected in the reign of Elizabeth; and although not on so large a scale as the latter, it is | much superior in point of Gothic workmanship. This estate, at least the manor of Offley, has passed through the hands of many noble families since the Conquest. In the reign of Philip and Mary, it was purchased by Sir John Spencer, and ultimately became the property of Sir Thomas Salusbury, Judge of the High Court of Admiralty, in right of his lady; and in the year 1804 it descended to Sir Robert Salusbury of Lanherne, Monmouthshire.

The situation of this seat is extremely beautiful, and, being built on an eminence, it commands delightful prospects of the surrounding country. The most striking feature of the interior is the staircase (about twenty feet square), being lighted

The church is situated in the park, and possesses a very handsome chancel, built by Lady Sarah Salusbury, widow of the above-named Judge of the Court of Admiralty. It contains some good monuments, one of which, to the memory of Mr. Justice Salusbury and his lady, by Nollekins, is particularly deserving of notice. "The deceased judge is represented standing on an inscribed pedestal of white marble, and receiving a chaplet of laurel from the hands of his lady. The benignity of his countenance and the modest diffidence of hers are extremely well expressed, and the figures are gracefully arranged and well finished. Behind them is a sarcophagus of black marble, with the trunk of a blasted oak rising above, on the extended arms of which is thrown a mantle, that falls down to the end of the sarcophagus."

For the above particulars, we are indebted to Mr. F. W. L. Stockdale. *Beauties of Herts, by J. BRITTON, Esq. F. A.S.